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Re: 4 cyl sport? #541470 02/06/03 11:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,939 Kansas City, MO T TBoomer Hard-core CEG'er
TBoomer Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,939 Kansas City, MO	Why not get a Zetec Mystique mtx? Most of those came with tach...It's the same car... 2000 Silver Frost SVT # 1637/2150 D.O.B. 01/14/2000

Re: 4 cyl sport? #541471 02/07/03 01:12 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,465 Montgomery, IL S ScoobyRacing03 Hard-core CEG'er
ScoobyRacing03 Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,465 Montgomery, IL	Originally posted by tiv: A tach can be added in 1-1.5 hrs of easy DOIY work by swapping the instr. cluster WTF how the hell could it take ANYONE that long to do took me all of 5 minutes to take old one out and put the new one it... and that was with a quick test run to see all gauges were working correctly before I put the dash back together. 2003 Subaru WRX some mods Even if you don't have the answer, you certainly have to admire the problem. aka ZetecRacing

Re: 4 cyl sport? #541472 02/07/03 05:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by tiv: Originally posted by cdlong: well, the tach and the side skirts were what i really wanted, the tach more so because that would probably be hardest to add later. i forgot about the leather wrapped wheel and knob. that would be important too. so does anybody actually have the combination i was looking for? at least a 4 cyl 5 speed with a tach? A tach can be added in 1-1.5 hrs of easy DOIY work by swapping the instr. cluster ($35-70 for one at www.car-parts.com). The leather wrapped steering wheel is about the same: less time to install, more difficult to find. I don't like the leather shift knob, so I didn't install that Tiv 1 or 1.5 hours? I can swap out mine in 15 min. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: 4 cyl sport? #541473 02/07/03 04:03 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,580 DuPage Co. IL Y Y2KGreenSE Hard-core CEG'er
Y2KGreenSE Hard-core CEG'er Y Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,580 DuPage Co. IL	"V6=higher initial cost, higher insurance, higher gas cost, probably higher repair costs too" Actaully only a small amount of mark up on insurance and I have ssen V6 cars for only $200-500 more than a same year 4. I also only got 1-2 mpg less than a Z/ATX with my last V6 Tour. Repairs depend on car condition and the costs would be same for non-engine items like alterntor, struts, etc. In looking at used Contour ads, it seems like most of the MTX cars were made in 1995-6, when Ford wanted to get some import owners to buy. After '98, seems like they just gave up and sold 99% ATX models (excluding SVT). Only for year 2000, the Contour Zetec/MTX combo didn't exist. ('00 Mystique could get one though, finding one would be hard) 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]

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